Toothbrush holder cabinet



July 23, 1940; M. J. HANNI TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER CABINET Filed July 6, 19:59

' INVENTOR 7 AT r0 NEY.

Patented July 23, 1940 UNITED STATES TOOTHBIBUSHIZHOLDERQ CABINET MowryJ. Hanni, Youngstown, Ohio Application at a. 1.1939, Serial No. 282,973

g 2 'Claimsl 7 (01.- 206-151) This invention relates to a toothbrushholder. The principal object of this invention is the provision of atoothbrush holder taking the form of a small cabinet with a plurality ofopenings in the front thereof adapted to receive the bristle portion ofa toothbrush.

A further object of this invention is;the pro vision of a toothbrushholder comprising. a small cabinet having openings thereinadaptedltoreceive the bristles of a toothbrush and in addition theretoprovided with dehydrating meansassociated therewith. I

A still further object of this invention is the provision of atoothbrush cabinet adapted to receive the bristle portion oftoothbrushes and provided with clips adapted to hold toothbrushes inproper position in the said openings.

It is well-known that many and various attempts have been made providingvarious types of cabinets and holders for toothbrushes; the majority ofwhich have comprised ordinary cabinets provided with hinged lids andracks therein adapted to hold toothbrushes. The principal objection tothis form of toothbrush holder is in the nuisance of opening the cabinetand placing the toothbrush therein or removing it therefrom.

The invention shown and described herein comes as a result of an attemptto provide a more practical form of toothbrush cabinet; particularly,one in which it would be unnecessary to open or close any lid portionand which would conveniently hold a toothbrush in readily accessibleposition and yet keep the bristle portion of the toothbrush adequatelycovered. In this connection it is believed essential that the toothbrushbe kept in a sanitary cabinet preferably equipped with some form of anantiseptic dehydrator device so as to insure the cleanliness of thetoothbrush and prevent its being contaminated as would be the case inthe event it was hung in the open. Therefore, the invention hereindisclosed provides a practical, economical and attractive cabinet inwhich a plurality of toothbrushes may be positioned and which will atall times keep them under protective covering and, therefore safe to.use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing,,wherein:Figure '1 is a perspective view of thetoothbrush cabinet. f a

Figure 2 is a front plan view of the removable frontportion of thetoothbrush cabinet shown in Figure l. Figure 3 is a perspective viewwith partsbroken away showing the lower portion of the toothbrushcabinet with the front section thereof removed. ,f. By referring to. thedrawing and FigureQl in particular, it will be seen that .the inventioncom prisesa toothbrush cabinet rectangularinfform provided with sidewalls I, a top section [and bottom section 3. In order that thetoothbrush cabinet may be conveniently attached to a wall or medicinecabinet door a back wall 4 is provided with a plurality of openings 5adapted to receive screws or other attachment means. In this connectionit is obvious that vacuum cups may be attached to the cabinet by meansof these openings 5 and thus serve to hold the entire cabinet on anywall surface. It will be seen that the front portion of this rectangulartoothbrush cabinet comprises a removable front portion 8 which is ofappropriate size and adapted to slide downwardly into position in thefront of the cabinet by reason of vertical VeS 7 or ed at each side ofthe cabinet proper. These vertical grooves 'l are formed by reason of astub partition 8 formed on each of the side walls I and a roundedsection 9 formed of the side wall itself so as to leave vertical grooves1 therebetween. The removable frontportion 6 is provided with ears IIIat either side thereof which are adapted to rest upon the upper edges ofthe side walls I when this removable front portion 6 is slid intoposition. Positioned in this removable front portion 6 there are aplurality of openings H each of which is adapted to receive the bristleportion of a toothbrush and each of which is of appropriate size to fitaround the bristle portion of a toothbrush closely enough to stop freecirculation of air thereby. In order that the toothbrushes will be heldin proper position with their bristle portions extending into thecabinet thru the openings l in the removable front portion 6 thereof,

a plurality of suitable metallic clips I2 are positioned on the front ofthis front portion 6, one beneath each of the openings H. These clips l2are adapted to receive and retain the narrow handle portion of the toothbrush immediately adjacent the bristle area. These clips l2 may beattached to the front portion 6 by any practical means.

tions of the toothbrushes therei'n so that the action of the dehydratorcake would effectively said cabinet.

By referring to Figure 3 of the drawing it will be seen that adepression I3 is provided in the bottom section 3 of the cabinet and isadapted to receivea dehydrator cake which may comprise a proper mixtureof calcium chloride together with a suitable antiseptic which willinsure the cleanliness of toothbrushes positioned in the The rectangularcabinet is preferably of sufficient size to allow the free circulationof air around and about the bristle pordry and condition the bristlesfor the next use.

It will thus be seen that a practical toothbrush cabinet has beenprovided which is capable; of

economic manufacture; the front portion 6 being provided with the clipsl2 and the openings :1

thruwhich the bristles of the toothbrushes are positioned. This frontportion 6 may be economically formed in manufacture and conven=ientlyandpractically positioned in the cabinet tached to or afiixed inthe removable front portion 6. It will be seen that the upper edge ofthe front portion 6 of the toothbrush cabinet extends above the top 2 ofthe cabinet so as to form a convenient ledge upon which may bepositioned a tube of toothpaste, the upper edge of the front portion 6serving to insure the toothpaste tubes staying in positionthereon.

What I claim is: I l. A toothbrush cabinet comprising ,arectan'gula'r'box having a removable front panel, a

plurality of openings in said removable front panel together with aplurality of clips one be- 'ne'atheach of the said openings, adepression formedin the said cabinet adapted to contain a dehydratorcake, vertical grooves formed in the said cabinet adjacent the frontcorners I thereof adapted to front portion therein.

2. A toothbrush holder adapted to protect the bristle portions oftoothbrushes and comprising a "box 'haviiig'a slidable front section. apair of vertical grooves one at each front corner of the said cabinet inwhich the'said slidable' front section is normallypositioned, anextended upper edgeon saidslidable front adapted to forma ledge inconnection with the top of the said-cabijnet, a plurality of-"bpeiriingsin the said'slidable front panelfadapted torecei'vethe-bristle per--tions of toothbrushes together-with a plurality of clips one linden-eachof the said openings adapted "to hold the toothbrushes with theirbristled portions inthe said openings.

' p I MOWRY JQHANNI.

slidably hold the removable

